Yoga For Beginners

Yoga For Beginners

Want some strenghth and flexibility? Need an active way to stay fit and healthy? Berkeley Ironworks is offering a 4 weeks series of classes called Yoga for Beginners. The class will be taught by Eleni Gekas.

The Yoga for Beginners Series is perfect for people who are new to the practice of yoga as well as more seasoned students who want to review the basics. The classes will build on each other and will include basic postures, alignment, breathing and meditation techniques. Yoga is an ancient tool for self-awareness, strength, and flexibility; it is a way to explore, open, and calm bodies and minds.

Eleni Gekas, of ElaAyurveda, has been practicing yoga since 1997. In 1999, Eleni began teaching yoga. She attended her first Yoga teacher training at Integral Yoga Institute, and an additional a Yoga teacher training at Mount Madonna Institute in 2004. She is an Ayurveda Practitioner and elementary school Spanish bilingual teacher. Eleni teaches at Ironworks on Fridays 6-7:30PM. To learn more about Eleni’s practice of yoga visit her website: www.yoganaki.com/yoga.html